The soldiers of the Qin army began to climb up crazily with swords in their mouths and using their hands and feet.
Arrows shot down from above.
Rocks and rolling trees would fall from time to time, often causing howls of misery when they hit.
But the people of Qin were warlike, but the more they fought, the more fierce they became, and they were not afraid of death.
Under such a sharp offensive, the entire east gate defense line immediately began to waver.
Because there are too few defensive forces here! The capital's defenses were huge, and the left side could be defended, but the right side could not be defended.
In the center of the city, General Fang was shouting at the top of his lungs:
"Hold it! Hold it all to me!"
After shouting, he immediately grabbed another soldier: "Quick! Ask for help from the north gate!"
"Yes! Yes!" The soldier was in a panic, holding on to his tilted helmet, and ran down the city defense.
But there is no time to ask for help at this time. You must know that this is Liangzhou, the capital of Liang Kingdom. It is so big. From the east gate to the north gate, I don’t know how long it will take!
Even if reinforcements do come, I'm afraid the east gate has already fallen.
At this moment, a random arrow shot coldly.
"Sir, be careful!" General Fang exclaimed, and with a quick reaction, he swung his sword.
That cold arrow almost hit Cai Yan just now. The counselor in the latter's army had no strength to restrain a chicken. Seeing this situation, he was frightened and said at the same time: "General Fang, hold on, you must hold on..."
The Qin army has always been fierce and life-threatening in battles, otherwise, it would not be called tigers and wolves.
In the left corner of the city defense, a Liang Imperial Guard and the Qin Army soldiers on the ladder let out a miserable howl almost at the same time, and then they both fell down the city.
The Qin army was killed, but the soldiers behind the ladder were still climbing crazily. On the Liang army's side, due to the continuation of fierce fighting, the number of personnel had dropped sharply, and there had already been a shortage of substitutes and lax defense.
There was a gap here, and there was no follow-up Liang army to fill it. The soldiers of the Qin army on the ladder began to rush up to the top of the city one after another.
Seeing this scene, Xu Rong, who was directing the battle, immediately opened his eyes, raised his sword high, and shouted excitedly:
"The Liang army can't hold it anymore! The Liang army can't hold it anymore!"
“Brothers, let’s kill——”
The morale of the Qin army was revived, and they undoubtedly charged more fiercely.
Under such circumstances, as a gap was breached, the Qin army came up and immediately started a chaotic battle with the Liang army. Under the chaos, the Liang army could no longer take care of the city defense. More and more people were on the ladders. The soldiers of the Qin army also took advantage of the situation and attacked.
It didn't take long at all. The walls on the left and right sides of the east gate were covered with black armor and red tassels.
The cry of killing was mixed with the sound of the collision of weapons, and it was quickly pressing into the middle position.
With the crowds of people, there was almost no room for people to stand on the entire city wall.
There were not many Qianliang Imperial Guards left at this time. They were fighting and retreating, and quickly huddled together to protect Cai Yan.
Right now, the Qin troops were all on the left and right.
In a small space in the middle, Cai Yan and General Fang stood together, surrounded by the last dozen or so soldiers, all covered in blood, holding halberds, with nervous expressions on their faces.
Seeing this scene, General Fang couldn't help but move his lips: "Sir... Your Excellency..."
When Cai Yan heard this, he did not speak, but closed his eyes deeply.
Under the city, because the Qin army did not have a siege vehicle, they did not attack the city gate and it was still closed.
Next to Xiao Yuan, Shangguan Wenruo said: "Your Majesty, Cai Yan comes from a famous family in Liang. He is also talented and famous. If we can recruit this person to surrender, it will not only be a great help to our Qin country, but also be a great help to Liang in the future." Earth, the impact is profound.”
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded. In fact, he didn't need to say that Xiao Yuan also had this plan. This was not only due to Cai Yan's status, but more importantly, his talents.
After nodding, he also looked upward and shouted again: "Master Cai!"
At this time, the Qin army had blocked the middle from left and right, but had not yet encircled and killed them.
Hearing the shout, Cai Yan looked down.
Xiao Yuan continued: "As the saying goes, good birds choose trees to roost. With your talents, if you can go to Qin to spread your ambitions, you will surely show your ambitions!"
"Haha." Cai Yan smiled sadly.
Xiao Yuan added: "I sincerely invite you, Mr. Cai will consider it carefully..."
"No need to say it!" Cai Yan interrupted him and said in a loud voice: "Today Liang Kingdom has been defeated. As a minister of Liang Kingdom, I will never live in an ignoble way! I am a loyal minister and I will not serve the two masters!"
As he spoke, he immediately raised his sword and placed it across his neck.
"Xiao Thief! Although the Liang Kingdom is destroyed! But the soldiers can be killed, not humiliated!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he did not hesitate, and struck hard with his sword, clean and neat!
Blood splattered, and the sharp sword in his hand fell to the bottom of the city together with his body, throwing up a slight dust, and committed suicide not far in front of Xiao Yuan, making the horse neigh slightly in shock.
"Master Cai!!" General Fang was too late to stop him, and his eyes widened in surprise.
ah! ? This scene also shocked Shangguan Wenruo and others.
Xiao Yuan also tugged on the reins, looked at Cai Yan's body, and said quietly: "Why are you doing this..."
He sincerely hopes that Cai Yan can serve as an official in the State of Qin, but the latter is too arrogant!
After looking at Cai Yan's body for a while, Xiao Yuan came back to his senses, couldn't help but glance at Shangguan Wenruo and Jia You, and said:
"I didn't expect that Cai Yan, a civil servant, would have such character. He is truly a role model for other sour scholars like you."
He bluntly said that scholars are sour. When the two heard this, they couldn't help laughing. Jia You said: "Yes, what the king taught you is..."
"Give him a good burial." Xiao Yuan said again. Although everyone was in different camps, he somewhat admired Cai Yan in his heart.
"No!" A general took the order.
At this time, with Cai Yan's suicide, the remaining ten or so Liang soldiers in the center of the city no longer had any intention of resisting. Under the leadership of General Fang, everyone quickly threw away their weapons.
The east gate fell, the city gate opened wide, and 50,000 Qin troops began to enter.
At this time, the North Gate was still in a tight formation, waiting for the Qin army to attack.
But the news came back that the capital city had been destroyed!
Such bad news immediately stunned everyone. After reacting, someone immediately asked anxiously: "General! The Qin army has entered through the east gate. What should we do now?"
Another person said: "Looking at the generals, the King of Qin will quickly occupy the palace. At this time, our troops should rush over to support!"
Listening to everyone's words, the northern guard said quietly: "Is it too late to go now? Is there any meaning?"
"This..." Everyone concluded. After a pause, someone asked tentatively: "Then, what does the general mean..."
"The destruction of the Liang Kingdom is irreversible. Everyone, it's time to think about your own future..."
